There is currently a huge furore within the Deaf community following the publication of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. It basically proposes in Clause 14, section 4, number 9 (Lines 23-30, Page 10), that:
Persons or embryos that are known to have a gene, chromosome or
mitochondrion abnormality involving a significant risk that a person [...]
(Yes I know, a post by me! :-O)
Compared to non-existent rights for Deaf people in the 1900s, has much changed? We used to be thrown in mental asylums because we were unable to communicate effectively, sign language was seen as a threat to our “normality” and ability to speak, if a deaf child was [...]
It’s quite bizarre to think that we’ve got a new Prime Minister in Gordon Brown. Be honest, who looks the more Prime Minister-ly?
Source: BBC News: Cabinet faces: old and new
When I think of Brown jetting off to the USA to meet George Bush at the White House, there’s something wrong with that image. [...]
There has been considerable debate in recent years about the conflicts instigated by the USA and the UK in Afghanistan and Iraq. The aim of this post is to ascertain just exactly what it’s all about.
Afghanistan
Strictly speaking, the war in Afghanistan began with the September 11, 2001 attacks. Attributed to Al-Qaeda, an international [...]
Further to my post about Hillary Rodham Clinton’s memoirs, Living History, after receiving Bill Clinton’s autobiography for my 24th birthday back in 2004, I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve finished it at long last!
I have to say that Bill does certainly know how to waffle. However, I appreciated the detail, honesty and frankness [...]
